Study

By most measures, the president of the United States is the single most visible and most powerful individual actor in American government. It can be surprising, as a consequence, to recall that the text of the Constitution says relatively little about the powers and responsibilities of the chief executive. This course will explore the constitutional role of the president by reading primary sources, including Supreme Court and Justice Department opinions, and secondary literature on the scope of executive authority, the power of Congress to limit and direct the exercise of presidential authority, and the difficult legal issues that arise in the conduct of foreign policy and the preservation of national security where judicial review and even judicial precedent are often limited or absent. A paper will be required.

Spring 2013

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
518.01	Course Credits 2		H. Jefferson Powell, Christopher H. Schroeder
Sakai site: https://sakai.duke.edu/portal/site/LAW.518.01.Sp13
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